Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 42584

High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention

Tabled: 31 March 2025
Answered: 7 April 2025
Named Day

Question

Neil Coyle

LabourBermondsey and Old Southwark

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, under what circumstances freeholders become liable for higher insurance fees if they delay fire safety works.

Answer

Alex Norris
The terms of individual leases determine when freeholders can pass on insurance costs to leaseholders. This remains the case even if there is a delay to remediating the building. We are pushing for faster remediation as set out in the Remediation Accelera...

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